If the Broom Fits

by Shéa MacLeod

Juniper Jones has always had a complicated relationship with her mother. Especially now that JJ has discovered she’s a witch, while her mom doesn’t believe in magic. Or so she says...
When someone is murdered shortly after JJ’s mother turns up unannounced in Miracle Bay, guess who’s the prime suspect. To clear her mother’s name, JJ must uncover the truth about the past and her mother’s real relationship with the residents of Miracle Bay, up to and including a 50-year-old unsolved bank heist. Problem is, she’s not so sure her mom is as innocent as she claims.

If the Broom Fits is Book 4 in the paranormal women's fiction series, Season of the Witch, from the best-selling author of Lady Rample Mysteries and the Deepwood Witches Mysteries.

A Paranormal Women's Fiction Cozy Mystery...Because midlife can be a real witch!

294 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 29, 2023

About the author

Shéa MacLeod has dreamed of writing novels since before she could hold a crayon. She totally blames her mother.

Her favorite poem as a child was ‘Jabberwocky’, and Her favorite authors were Agatha Christie and Edgar Allan Poe. Which probably explains a lot.

After a six year sojourn in London, England, a dearth of good donuts has driven her back to her hometown. She now resides in the leafy green hills outside Portland, Oregon where she indulges in her fondness for strong coffee, Ancient Aliens reruns, lemon curd, and dragons.

Because everything's better with dragons.

Shéa is the author of the SUNWALKER SAGA (a fast paced urban fantasy series with a kick-ass heroine published by Montlake) and DRAGON WARS (a post-apocalyptic series with dragons)as well as the Cupcake Goddess novelettes.

Reviews

[Orsi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Egy újabb laza rész Juniper Jones és Miracle Bay lakóinak életéből. Természetesen felbukkan egy hulla (ahogy ezeknél a kisvárosoknál lenni szokott, lásd Cabot Cove) meg esetleg édesanyád is megjelenik és köze is van hozzá, no meg egy bank rabláshoz is, de már csak ilyen az élet egy varázslatos kisvárosban. Negatívumként megemlíteném, hogy volt jó néhány elírás a szövegben és néhány nem túl logikus következtetés de összeségében élvezhető olvasmány volt. Lássuk is a következő részt. 4/5⭐️

Another cozy and fun part of the life of Juniper Jones and the residents of Miracle Bay. Of course, a corpse turns up (as it usually happens in these small towns, see Cabot Cove for example) and maybe your mother will appear and have something to do with it, and also with a bank robbery, but that's just life in a magical small town. As a negative, I would mention that there were quite a few typos in the text and some not very logical conclusions, but overall it was an enjoyable read. Let's see what the next part holds for us. 4/5⭐️

[Krista · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wanted to love this book because I love the first three and wanted to continue. And while the story answers a bunch of questions, there were a lot of details that got mixed up. It was almost as though this was a draft done before the first three books were written. But even some of the detailed in this book switched after a couple pages like no one edited it.
Clothing that's mentioned multiple times changes from a pencil skirt to a flowy dress. At one point one of the sidekicks is named something wrong. Still an e-name but not the one that they have. And one thing that I consider major plot point is, spoiler, when they're holding Leroy hostage he goes from being watched by inky and Elvira and suddenly is under police custody at the hospital and they just let him go.

[Jennifer Wertz · Rating 5 out of 5]

If the Broom Fits is a fantastic paranormal cozy mystery. It is fun and entertaining. I love this series. The characters are wonderful, interesting and quirky. I like the magical town. This book is well written and engaging. The plot flows well and the mystery has many twists and surprises. I highly recommend this book.

[Quincy McIlvaine · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars. Digital book.
Unsure what happened here.? At the end of the last book we clearly established JJ’s mother’s side had magic but throughout this entire book we have somehow forgotten that. Names got mixed up, there were a few plot holes; just not what I was getting used to with the previous books. Hopefully the next is better.

[stephanie huntington · Rating 5 out of 5]

Entertaining and engaging

[Miranda Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mommy issues. Hilarious and relatable. I love the relationships the main character has with literally every character.